Bending device



Aug. 12, 1941, 'P. P. MARTIN r 2,252,329

' BENDING DEVICE Filed March 9, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 12,1941. p. P. MARTIN BENDING DEVICE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor W W m M Paw w DMZ 7 Filed March 9, 1940 Patented Aug. 12, 1941 BENDING DEVICE Paul P. Martin, Chicago, 1]].

Application March 9, 1940, Serial No. 323,216

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a bending device mainly intended for placing the ends of railway rails in alignment by bending the angle connecting bars, the general object of the invention being to provide a lever member having a head provided with a bar resting on an end of a rail and a removable lower pin for engaging the lower part of the end of the other rail with jack engaging means for moving the lever to straighten the rails or align the rail ends by bending of the angle bars.

Another object of the invention is to provide the device with a roller so that the device can be easily moved along the rails to its next point of use.

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings and specifically pointed out in the appended claims.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which:

Figure 1 is an elevational view showing the invention in use for aligning two rails.

Figure 2 is a top plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1 but showing the head end of the device in section.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 44 of Figure 1.

In these views the letter A indicates a leverlike member which includes the head part B which is composed of the substantially triangular-shaped parts I and 2 from which extend rear- Wardly the upper and lower converging parts 3, these parts 3 being arranged in pairs, one pair at one side of the device and the other pair at the opposite side thereof and these pairs also converge toward the small end of the device to provide the jack engaging flat part 4 to which the handle 5 is connected. A stationary pin or rollerlike member 6 connects the upper corners of the two triangular-shaped parts I and 2 together, and a brace member I made in the form of a truss connects the two parts I and 2 together and is located immediately above the part 6. The lower corner of the triangular parts I and 2 form upwardly facing cavities B which form seats for a removable pin 9 which at one end is provided with a crank handle l0 so that the pin can be easily placed in the seats 8 or removed therefrom.

Frame parts i l are carried by the top portion of the head end of the lever and a bar I2 extends across these parts I I and supports a flanged roller l3 for engaging the tops of the rails when the device is inverted and it is desired to move the device from one place to another. Any suitable form of jack C is used with the device, this jack engaging the flat part 4 after the pin 6 is engaged with the top part of a rail adjacent one end thereof and the pin 9 is engaged with the seats 8 and under the end of the adjacent rail as shown in the drawings. Then by operating the jack the rail ends are aligned. In order to facilitate bending of the angle bars P they should be heated by an acetylene torch or the like.

By the use of different sizes of lower pins the device may be fitted to rails of various weights and types.

As will be seen the device provides simple means for aligning rail ends as it affords clear vision of operation with ample room for use of straight edge and the heat can be applied before the device is put in position though the parts can be further heated after the device is put in position by an acetylene torch and this can be done without injury to the jack as the jack is a considerable distance from the point where the heat is applied. Also, the device can be adjusted to various sizes of rails by insertion of shims between the top pin and the ball of rail. When necessary the device can be reversed to lower a rail should the rail be raised too high.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and ,novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A device for aligning rail ends of a track comprising a member formed of bars to provide an open work frame and said member including a head part and an elongated handle part, the head part including a pair of spaced side portions each of triangular shape with one corner of each side portion forming the lowermost part thereof below the plane of the handle, the bar parts at the lower ends of said side parts being rounded to formseats, a roller having its ends supported in said seats with the roller adapted to pass under one rail end, a bar having its ends connected with the upper portions of the two side parts of the head and adapted to extend over an adjacent rail end, the handle portion having its bars converging in two directions from upper and lower portions of the two side parts of the head with the ends of the bars of the handle part connected together at the free ends for forming a seat for a jack.

2. A device for aligning rail ends of a track comprising a member formed of bars to provide an open work frame and said member including a head part and an elongated handle part, the headpart including a pair of spaced side portions each of triangular shape with one corner of each side portion "forming the lowermost part thereof belowthe plane of the handle, the bar parts at the lower ends of said side parts being rounded .to.

form seats, a roller having its ends supported in said seats with the roller adapted to pass under one rail end, a bar having its ends connected with the upper portions of the two side parts of the head and adapted to extend over an adjacent rail end, the handle portion having its bars converging in two directions from upper and lower portions of the two side parts of the head with the ends of the bars of the handle part connected together at the free endsfor forming a seat for a jack, and a handle part extending at right angles from one end of the roller.

PAUL P. MARTIN. 

